The baffle is back in place, and properly secured with the repaired mountings. The grille fabric isn't the same colour as the original, but it's in keeping with the age of the set. I think it looks OK, certainly better than the fabric it had when it arrived.
The inside looks much better too. The red blobs are paint, intended to secure the screws. They were originally painted white; I'm wondering if this was just a cost saving measure, as paint was probably cheaper than shake proof washers?
The final job was to touch up the odd scratches and chips that were letting light through the glass tuning scale. A quick dab of Matt black acrylic paint on each damaged area does the job well, and can't be seen from the front.
Apart from a good polish, that's the cabinet done. The next job is the electronic restoration of the chassis.
That's all for now.
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